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Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin

New Mexico rates for HCPCS 96573

A light-sensitizing medication is applied to abnormal, sun-damaged patches of skin, and a special light source is then used to activate it and destroy the treated cells. This approach targets areas of skin with early, precancerous changes before they can progress further. It's a non-surgical way to treat these patches without cutting into the skin.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin cost?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $646 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$251$195 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$646$251 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $200 to $1,349Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $151 to $363
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $646professional $251

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$363.08
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$371.54

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Wisconsin than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

New Mexico· 22nd of 51

$257

WI $537FL $182

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.